by Allison Payton | Aug 19, 2020 | Pastorial Devotions
5) Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6) who, although He existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7) but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant (slave), being made in the likeness of...
by Allison Payton | Aug 13, 2020 | Pastorial Devotions
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today I want to turn our attention to a familiar passage to remind you of a familiar truth. Oftentimes, we tend to look past these well-known passages and truths and forget the splendor and the depth and the treasure that they are...
by Allison Payton | Aug 6, 2020 | Pastorial Devotions
Dear faithful saints at Heritage, As our struggle with the pandemic has morphed into deeper struggles within our nation and the world, it often appears that things are not just going to “go back to normal” any time soon. It often feels like things have spun out of...
by Allison Payton | Jul 31, 2020 | Pastorial Devotions
Dearest HCF Saints, I pray that this day finds you well in the Lord, rejoicing in His goodness and love. As the Psalmist said, Psalm 118:24 – 24 This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. NASB I pray that you are even now resting...
by Allison Payton | Jul 27, 2020 | Pastorial Devotions
6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion,...
by Allison Payton | Jul 20, 2020 | Pastorial Devotions
There are many wonderful advantages to growing older! Our life as a believer is a process of sanctification where God is ever-conforming us to the image of Christ. Employing the analogy of Isaiah 64:8 and Romans 9:21, as a potter forms clay, God forms us into useful...
